Sam Skove

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Sam Skove is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, with a focus on transatlantic affairs. He previously covered space and emerging tech for Politico, the US Army for Defense One, and was a freelancer on the frontlines in Ukraine. He holds a masters from Georgetown’s Security Studies program and speaks Russian and Ukrainian.

Articles by Sam Skove
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses an audience
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses an audience
From left, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
From left, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili dressed in a red shirt and white blazer waves in front of a white building
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili dressed in a red shirt and white blazer waves in front of a white building
Several hypersonic missiles with "YJ-19" printed on their sides sit atop a green Chinese military vehicle. A person in a Chinese military uniform stands in the foreground.
Several hypersonic missiles with "YJ-19" printed on their sides sit atop a green Chinese military vehicle. A person in a Chinese military uniform stands in the foreground.
A close-up photo shows Zelensky and Trump leaning in and speaking to each other face to face in a friendly manner in the Oval Office.
A close-up photo shows Zelensky and Trump leaning in and speaking to each other face to face in a friendly manner in the Oval Office.
Belarusian soldiers in the pro-Ukraine Kastus Kalinouski Regiment practice tying tourniquets in a battlefield simulation in Ukraine.
Belarusian soldiers in the pro-Ukraine Kastus Kalinouski Regiment practice tying tourniquets in a battlefield simulation in Ukraine.
A stuffed toy sits in the remains of a playground in the heavily damaged Saltivka suburb of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
A stuffed toy sits in the remains of a playground in the heavily damaged Saltivka suburb of Kharkiv, Ukraine.